Well I tried putting refrigerant in and the knocking/clicking started immediately, I think I'll just have to take it to the shop :(

It'll only do that in the first couple of mins when I engage the A/C.

Sounds more like a knock to me but I can be mistaken... Well it'll click or knock for a min or so and then stop doing it eventually

My A/C started blowing warm air for a few days now and im getting around to recharging it today but I noticed when I turned on the A/C to max air and coldest, popped my hood and I think either the compressor or clutch knocking? I hear a knock every few seconds...

What could it be? I rather not ...

Ugh... I am so looking forward to getting one myself, I am completely infatuated with the G8s, I am beyond jealous

JB, I get the same exact noise ever since I put in a new Power Steering pump in it however my steering is fine just makes that whining noise you hear.

For the Tranny issues I had very similar issues and it finally progressed into banging into gears when i put my car into drive and reverse, had to ...

Wow, forgot to reply and say it ended up being the Water Pump. There was a lot of play on the water pump pulley, bought a new one from Autozone for $40 had to take off 2 pulleys and then replace the water pump, going to do a coolant flush when i can get around it.

Water Pump stopped working and the ...

When I start the car it makes an awfully loud noise and it's hard to describe maybe a intermittent suction noise, would be the best description.

I plan on just doing all the hoses to prevent any further failures, coolant elbow and all, since my ride is pushing 125k+ im pretty sure it would be a ...

I think I was able to find the hose that is causing the spraying of coolant I hope, what is the hose in these pictures? In particular the 3rd picture, it seems to have coolant pooled in it and how the area is sprayed might be spraying upwards towards the pulleys, onto the belts, etc...

The hose ...

Time to get my hands dirty this early morning... Luckily I have today and tomorrow off from work so I hope I can work on her all day, I'll check out the hoses and see what's up.

Are these places easy to get too or would I have to start dismantling a few things to get to them?

Well it's confirmed it seems to be coolant all over around the pulley area and deeper, overfill tank is near empty however my radiator is full of coolant still is that odd or normal?

I took my belts off and the accessory belt had some coolant really concentrated in certain areas within the ribs ...

Thanks for the diagram!

I checked all my fluids and all seem to be fine. It's a really thick black grease and doesn't smell like engine oil at all and I checked my engine oil seems to be fine, but totally agree I definitely need to find out what ruptured and sprayed it all over, it's all over the ...

Weird problem and story... I was driving on the highway about 80mph and boom lose power steering, lights dimmed, message Check Charge System, and then my car overheated insanely hitting 280 degrees. I immediately pull over and pop the hood and my BELT came off?! A bunch of black grease or black ...

I also have this on my car, it's on both the passenger and driver door handles i can feel a very small draft of air when driving, friend of mine pointed this out to me when he was driving with me, doesn't bug me though so i don't care really, it is peculiar though.

Definitely start with the FWI to get the ball rolling, in my opinion. I haven't even gotten around to it yet still doing preventative maintenance and repairs on my ride at the moment, but that will definitely be the first thing I start off with or the Intense Perf Package 1 or 2.

Is it RPM or speed related? You may need to remove one belt at a time and drive a short distance to help narrow it down. Idler pulley bearing failure is quite common.

I did change the PCV Valve myself and put a new O ring so I know it's not that but I'll check it out tonight.

It seems to be RPM ...

It's really loud, annoying and bothering me...

Right when I start the car it happens, at idle it'll whine when i accelerate it'll get louder.

Car runs just fine it's just that *dang* whine! Was happening before the transmission was rebuilt and still after.

Things I need to fix is the Oil Pressure ...

I hear you on that 00Beast, I'm moving into my new place in January and right after that im putting that garage to good use and hopping right into mine and replacing both the UIM and LIM. Not to thread jack or anything but does anyone else have any other suggestions while it's apart? Methods ...

Here's an update if anyone that was interested...

Aftermarket Warranties have a lot of gray areas and can be retarded, but still beneficial and help in the cost to repair things to a certain extent of course.

Right now I am currently getting my transmission rebuilt for $760, the warranty states ...

petraman wrote:I'd rather donate it. I'd rather make it a winter beater. I'd rather do SOMETHING with it other than completely destroying it.

Completely agree.